Location: Shrewsbury
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours a week
Salary: £18,400 per annum

Are you looking for a career where you can really make a difference? Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families. We are one of the UK's largest charities and recruiting for Assistant Residential Workers to join our team, so come find out more!

Sycamore House is a residential home that opened in April 2018, so the opportunity to really make a difference and join a fun and enthusiastic team is ready for the taking! We're also more than just a young person's short break, we really are the young person's home who live here 24/7. Sycamore House is a fantastic purpose built 4 bedroom bungalow and we have a sensory room, kitchen and living room which are all accessible for the children who live here.

Your role:

As the Assistant Residential Worker, you will be providing residential care for children and young people aged 5-17 years with a learning disability, physical disability, autism and/or health needs.

You will help create a homely environment which nurtures, supports and helps develop young people to reach their full potential. This will also include being part of designing a programme to ensure the young people have fun whilst developing their independence. You will be working mainly after school and weekends, working on a shift pattern set by the line manager.

You will help by providing personal care and administering medication and ensuring that all relevant paperwork is of a high standard including behaviour support plans, risk assessments and daily contact sheets. We will offer support and full training to successful candidates.

If you are keen to find out more or visit Sycamore House, then please contact Louise Moore on 01743 233101.

What you'll need:

Previous experience working with young people / children (preferably with disabilities)
A relevant qualification in Residential Care, Health and Social Care or similar is desirable and you will need to be prepared to complete a Level 3 qualification within two years.
A vision to develop and promote the home to ensure its success.
Knowledge of safeguarding.
I.T skills and ability to use Microsoft packages.
Willing to work on a shift pattern including weekends.
A full driving licence and own vehicle (desirable but not essential)

How we reward you:

Minimum 29 days' holiday.
Flexible working including maternity, paternity and adoption packages.
Company pension scheme.
Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fun and supportive environment, and make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should take a few minutes to complete. Please have your CV available to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Ewelina via ewelina.suchocka@actionforchildren.org.uk and quote 2205.

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